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July 29, 2016: "Outside Your Door" is released as the second single from Dolly's forty-fifth solo studio album, Pure & Simple. July 30, 2018: The compilation album 1927 Jubilee: The New Bristol Sessions is released to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the historic Bristol Sessions, which are considered by many historians to be the "big bang" of country music. Dolly contributed the track "Something More" to the project. The song had previously been used in Dolly's Lumberjack Adventure dinner attraction in Pigeon Forge. July 30, 2021: Sabyn, Dolly's nephew and son of her brother Randy, released his debut extended play, Halfway There. Dolly is featured on "9 to 5 to 9" via a sample of her 1980 recording of "9 to 5".
July 22, 2003: Dottie Rambo released her Stand by the River album featuring a duet with Dolly on the title track. July 22, 2022: Positive Vibrations released their Country Goes Reggae album featuring Dolly one a reggae cover of "Two Doors Down". July 23, 1990: Kenny Rogers released "Love Is Strange", a duet with Dolly, as the first single from his album of the same name. The single peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
July 15, 1974: "Please Don’t Stop Loving Me" is released as the first and only single from Porter Wagoner and Dolly's eleventh collaborative studio album, Porter 'n' Dolly. The single peaked number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the duo's only song to top the chart.  Album cover. RCA Victor (AFL1-2797) (1978) July 17, 1978: Dolly released her twentieth solo studio album, Heartbreaker. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 27 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the RIAA one month later for shipment of more than 500,000 copies.  Album cover. RCA Victor (LSP-4556) (1971) July 19, 1971: The Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton compilation album is released. it included one previously unreleased song, "Better Move It on Home". The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
July 1, 1968: "We'll Get Ahead Someday" is released as the second single from Porter Wagoner and Dolly's second collaborative studio album, Just the Two of Us. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. July 1, 1997: The "Peace Train" remix single is released. It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. July 1, 2003: Paul Brewster released his Everybody's Talkin' album featuring a duet with Dolly on "Slowly I'm Falling to Pieces".
June 24, 2003: Ray Benson released his debut solo album, Beyond Time. The album includes a duet with Dolly on "Leave That Cowboy Alone", a song the pair had written and performed together in the 1991 TV movie, Wild Texas Wind.  Album cover. Ariola / Sony BMG (8 86972 24182) (2008) June 24, 2008: Tom Astor released his Alles klar - kein Problem! album. It features a dust with Dolly on a cover of the Parton-penned Emmylou Harris song, "To Daddy".
June 26, 2023: "Bygones" and "Magic Man", a double A-side single, were released as the second and third singles from Rockstar. "Bygones" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Song sales chart, while "Magic Man" reached number 25.
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Blue Smoke is the forty-fourth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released by Dolly Records and Sony Masterworks on January 31, 2014, in Australia and New Zealand; May 13, 2024, in North America; and June 9, 2014, in Europe. The release was staggered to coincide with each leg of the Blue Smoke Tour, which ran from January to July 2014, grossing over $20 million. The album was produced by Kent Wells with Dolly serving as executive producer. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number six on the all-genre Billboard 200. Four singles were released from the album: "Blue Smoke", "Home", "Try", and "Unlikely Angel". At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, "You Can't Make Old Friends" was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
AdministratorBen Childers is the administrator of The Dolly Parton Discography. A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up taking family vacations to the Smokies and Dollywood. His love for Dolly and her music reached a fanatical level in April 2013. After spending countless hours researching and cataloging Dolly's musical output, he decided to open a website dedicated to her discography. His dream of meeting Dolly came true on May 23, 2024. 
Ben at the opening of Dollywood's 39th season on March 8, 2024.
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